ADL, the organization that views itself as the leader in fighting anti-Semitism has not decided whose side it is really In. Op-ed.

Former commissioner Roni Alsheikh says that any spying In suspects was "done legally with an order by a judge".

The Regavim organization has issued the following clarification:"Soon after the Maaleh Paula outpost was dismantled and a number of activists arrested at the site, Regavim released a tongue-in -cheek statement stressing that prejudicial, selective law enforcement - against Jews Inly - is far worse than no law enforcement at all.""From the outset, the point of building the Maaleh Paula 'outpost' was to highlight the absurdity of the situation in the Negev: Bedouin citizens of Israel build over 3500 illegal structures every year in the Negev, and Inly a tiny fraction (usually small, insignificant agricultural or livestock sheds) are demolished, whereas Jews, who never build illegally in the Negev, are held to the microscopic letter of the law.""The establishment of Maaleh Paula was a publicity stunt - to spur a discussion of the rampant illegal construction that is devouring the Negev, and the government's shocking double standards.""The fact that Regavim had to go to battle to ensure that the government's new Five Year Plan for the Negev includes a budget and guidelines for enforcement is an outrage - but at least Regavim won this battle. Perhaps 'Maaleh Paula' was a means of getting the enforcement chapter up and running without delay.""Today's events in the Negev were much along the lines of what Regavim did several years ago In the roads of Judea and Samaria, hanging Palestinian flags to show people precisely where the proposed Palestinian state would be, right outside Jewish communities' entrance roads and cutting off the access between them and to Jerusalem. Then, as now, there was some puzzlement In the part of donors and supporters, but eventually they understood that the intention was to provoke the public, to force the issue to the top of the public agenda- even if it meant making people angry - in order to spotlight absurdities that fly in the face of our shared national interests."

The U.S. National Archives has approached the Department of Justice there to investigate whether Trump violated the law requiring all presidential documents to be archived at the end of his tenure. Last month the former president handed the archive 15 boxes of documents, letters and gifts he took from the White House.

Welfare Minister Meir Cohen said in an interview with the Maariv newspaper that "the new government 'of change' has done more for the poor than any other government."He said, "I do not understand those who are in a hurry to end it, even though it is really a complex government. All the ministers understand that we cannot dismantle a government that is finally working for the citizens."When asked if he believes the rotation will take place, Cohen replied: "I am sure it will happen. Yair Lapid shows outstanding leadership and he deserves to be prime minister. He, more than any leader, put his ego aside and told us all that we do what is important for the State of Israel. I am also certain that Bennett will keep his word. "

MK Ram Shefa welcomed in an interview with Galei Tzahal the publication of regulations stating that offenses of self-use of cannabis will become administrative offenses that will not be registered in Ine's criminal record."There are almost 2 million different recreational cannabis uses, we should start by not chasing after them. The transition to fines is not positive in my eyes - but it is definitely a good step in the right direction, because the political reality does not allow full legalization," Shefa said.

Israel thinks it can affect the nuclear talks by giving in to US pressure In everything else, including rejoining UNESCO. Not so. Op-ed.

Communications Minister Yoaz Hendel has rejected the criticism of MK Bezalel Smotrich expressed by the British Board of Deputies, which condemned Smotrich for his "divisive" rhetoric."This is not the correct way in which to greet a member of the Israeli Knesset who visited the country in order to meet with various Jewish communities," Hendel said. "Even if we disagree, there are other ways of expressing Ineself. In any case, if they really want to influence Israeli politics, they should be in Israel."